Katherine J. Rehkopf
Katherine June (VanOsdol) Rehkopf, age 97, of Lansing, MI, passed away January 25, 2018. She was born December 13, 1920, in Lansing to Leonard and Erma VanOsdol.
Katherine graduated from Eastern High School in 1938 and married Arvid Rehkopf in 1949. She volunteered for Sparrow Hospital for 20+ years; retired from Simplified Bookkeeping; and was a lifetime member of Emanuel First Lutheran Church.
Katherine was predeceased by her parents, sister and brother. She is survived by her loving husband, Arvid; children, David (Stephanie) Carver Jr. of Virginia Beach, VA, Patricia (Philip) Everett of Williamston, MI, and Artie (Marsha Bergreen) Rehkopf of Clearwater, FL; grandchildren: Jack (Janet) Carver of Valencia, CA, Melanie (Greg) Sweeney of Virginia Beach, VA, Jason Wilson of Lansing, MI, Chaya (Nick) Gioia of Catonsville, MD, and Brent (Dayna) Wilson of Howell, MI; and great-grandchildren: Jake, Justin, Kiryn, Amelia, Jane, Madelynn and Isabella.
The family wishes to express their thanks for the compassionate care she received from the caregivers at Grandhaven Living Center and the nursing staff of Residential Hospice.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1001 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, with Pastor Paul J. Lindloff officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing. Her family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the church. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to Emanuel First Lutheran Church or to a charitable organization of their choice. Arrangements are by the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.
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Nicole Holland
January 27, 2018 at 1:16 pmI will always remeber when you first came to live at grand haven. I welcome u on the first day that i saw u. We were both hurt and u said joking around we well help each other out. I will always miss u it was my pleasure to help u and to get to know the family.
Tracy Boyd
January 30, 2018 at 12:43 amMs. Kay, I miss talking to and taking care of you… I will always remember our conversations and the laughter… You always made my day better with your beautiful smile and awesome conversation… I will always cherish you! I will always think of you!!!
Rest peacefully now in Heaven… Looking forward to seeing you again one day!
Ta Ta For Now… In the words of my favorite Disney character… Tigger!
Jerry and Rhonda Chapman
January 30, 2018 at 10:38 amWe were sorry to read about your mother’s passing our deepest sympathy. From the old neighborhood at Houghton Lake. There aren’t many neighbors left from the original gang, but will always remember the fun we had and all the cook outs. Jerry won’t go to the lake much any more because it’s to hard on him with all the old memories. Harley and Francis (they both have passed) were always good neighbors with Art and Kay and enjoyed their visits.
Linda Robinson
February 8, 2018 at 12:26 pmI am so very sorry for your loss. Kay was a pleasure to know. She laughed at my jokes. Rest in peace, Kay!